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Instructional materials committee recommends illustrative math, middle- and high-school ELA texts
Summary
District committee recommended three instructional material sets — Illustrative Math (elementary implementation 2026–27), My Perspectives (middle school ELA) and Ideas and Argument (AP Lang) — for board approval consideration; committee reported full consensus.
District staff presented recommendations from the instructional materials committee for three material sets and said the committee reached consensus to forward all three for board consideration.
The materials recommended were My Perspectives for middle school English language arts, Ideas and Argument for AP English Language at the high school level, and Illustrative Math for elementary grades (targeted for implementation in the 2026–27 school year, with preparatory work beginning sooner).
Why it matters: Staff said middle school literacy has been an area of recent struggle and the committee limited options to EdReports-rated "green" curricula and completed district visits and implementation reviews before selecting My Perspectives. "Our committee...used the 62-30 rubric and visited districts that had implemented the finalists," Miss Bridal (instructional materials presenter) said. Staff also described steps to prepare elementary principals and instructional coaches for a multi-year rollout of the selected math resource.
Details: The adoption process followed district policy 62-30: a multi-stakeholder committee evaluated resources for alignment with Adams 12 curriculum and Colorado Academic Standards. For middle school ELA, the committee narrowed an initial list of EdReports-green resources to six, then three, and ultimately recommended My Perspectives. For AP Language, staff said the Ideas and Argument text is already approved at Horizon High School and is being recommended for district approval so other schools expanding AP offerings can access it. For math, the adoption committee compared Illustrative Math with Bridges and made a selection based on district values, feedback from math "champions," and sample lessons.
Next steps: Staff recommended bringing the materials forward for board approval and said training and vendor work will begin in advance of implementation years. The transcript records committee endorsement but does not record a formal board vote on these adoptions during this meeting.
